Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Development
We offer teaching strategies and resources that help faculty cultivate engaging learning environments. We also offer curriculum development and delivery support. In addition to the resources available on this page, faculty are welcome to schedule one-to-one consultations to discuss curriculum development and teaching practices.
Teaching Resources and Strategies
The information provided in the videos, guides, and links below offer great introductions to creating an inclusive classroom environment. These strategies are just good teaching practices that allow for all students to participate.
Key goals to achieve through your pedagogy include ensuring:
- All students have the opportunity to actively participate.
- All students can make a personal connection to the course material.
- All students have time to think.
- All students can pose ideas and construct their knowledge of the course content.
- All students are explicitly welcomed into the intellectual discussion of the course content.
Introduction to Inclusive Teaching
Introduction to Culturally Responsive Teaching
FIT Resources for Inclusive and Accessible Teaching Practices
>> Faculty Toolkit on Diversity
This toolkit, created by members of the Diversity Council, is provided as a resource for faculty in creating an inclusive learning environment. The purpose of this toolkit is to provide material and resources that will strengthen your knowledge as you navigate a journey towards embodying DEI and anti-racist social work practice.
>> FIT-ABLE Office of Disability Services Faculty Guide
FIT-ABLE ensures equal access for students with disabilities through accommodations that contribute to holistic learning and development.
Through thoughtful educational and residential programming, FIT-ABLE strives to enhance community awareness of disability issues to promote a deeper understanding of student needs. This allows everyone to thrive in an inclusive, engaging environment.
>> FIT Library Guide to Disability Research
This guide covers many aspects of disability, including disability studies, disability history, statistics related to disabled communities, design as it relates to disability, and adaptive fashion. This guide is useful for those hoping to learn more about disability experience and culture as well as those doing research for class projects related to accessibility, adaptive design, and Universal Design. You can find links to resources and videos that can help inform your decisions as you build an inclusive classroom environment.
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>> Collaborative Discussion Toolkit
The Collaborative Discussion Toolkit offers a repository of activities to engage your students in productive and collaborative conversation.
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Classroom and Course Management
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Student and Faculty Academic Support Resources for Teaching and Learning:
>> Academic Skills Tutoring Center
- offering free tutoring for students across the disciplines.
>> FIT Library Faculty Services
- Research and Instructional Services offers services and resources to get your students research-ready.
- Library Liaison Program provides contacts for each department who support curricular initiatives tailored to your area.
>> Writing and Speaking Studio
- offering free tutoring for students in written and oral communication.
- providing support for faculty teaching writing and oral communication.
Student Success and Wellness Support Services:
- offering students guidance in meeting requirements and expectations for their degree programs.
- runs the Early Alert initiative which allows faculty to identify and support students facing academic challenges and acknowledge students who excel in your class(es) by sharing kudos.
>> Care Team
- providing timely interventions geared toward the health and safety of the individual students who display mild to extreme levels of concerning or disruptive behavior, including but not limited to suicidal, assaultive, and/or self-harm.
- Any member of the FIT community (faculty, staff, or students) may fill out a Care Incident Communication form if they are troubled by student behavior that could be construed concerning to the student or to others.
- providing students free counseling services.
Curriculum Development Resources
A course of study is a blue print for what a course will cover in order for students to meet the learning outcomes. The Office for Curriculum and the College-wide Curriculum Committee have created resources to guide faculty preparing new courses.
>> College-wide Curriculum Committee Guidance
>> Guidelines for Writing a Course of Study
>> Developing a Course of Study and the Approval Process
>> Curriculum Calendar - Critical Dates and Deadlines
>> Schedule a Meeting with Brian Fallon to Discuss Your Course of Study
The Office of Online Learning works with faculty to develop online courses.
The Office of Academic and Administrative Assessment offers advice on creating course-level student learning outcomes (SLOs). SLOs anchor all aspects of course design by determining what students will be able to do upon completing the course. This means they guide the what's covered in the units and inform the evaluation methods used to assess if students have met the outcomes.
>> The Office for Curriculum provides a wide-range of resources and information about the curriculum development and approval process. Please visit them for information about the CIM system for submitting curricular actions.